The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC).
AfDB headquarters building in Abidjan
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is also the most populous Dioula-speaking and French-speaking city in Africa.
Clockwise from top: Skyline of the Plateau commune, entrance of the Banco forest, pool of the Hotel Ivoire, a dock of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, a main street of the Koumassi commune, a main avenue of Abidjan, St. Paul's Cathedral of Abidjan, the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Great "Salam" Mosque
Abidjan boatmen.
A view of the Plateau district in Abidjan
Beach of Vridi